| Giancarlo Ibárgüen | |
| Birth Name: | Giancarlo Ibárgüen Segovia |
| Birth Date: | October 15, 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Death Place: | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Occupation: | Academic, businessman |
| Years Active: | 1988–2016 |
| Known For: | President of Universidad Francisco Marroquín |
Giancarlo Ibárgüen (October 15, 1963 – March 9, 2016) was a Guatemalan businessman and academic.[1] He served as President of the Universidad Francisco Marroquín from 2003 to August 14, 2013.[1] [2] [3]
Giancarlo Ibarguen was born on October 15, 1963, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. His father was Roberto Andres Ibargüen and his mother Lillian Segovia de Ibargüen.[1] He received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering with honors from Texas A&M University in 1985.[1] [2]
Ibarguen started his career at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín as a professor of economics.[1] He was a member of the board of directors of UFM from 1992 till his death.[1] From 1995 to 2003, he served as its secretary general.[1] Starting in 2003, he was its president.[1] [2] Starting in 2005, he was the Director of the Centro Henry Hazlitt (a research center in honor of Henry Hazlitt) at UFM.[1]
Ibarguen was a founding editor of the magazine Intuición and sat on the editorial board of Gerencia magazine from 1992 to 1994.[1] He sat on the advisory board of the Society for Philosophical Inquiry.[1] He was also a board member of the Asociación de Gerentes de Guatemala and the Society for Philosophical Inquiry.[1] His work has been published in Telecommunications Policy, Siglo Veintiuno, The Wall Street Journal, etc.[1] [2]
Ibarguen was a member of the board of directors of the Centro de Estudios Económicos Sociales since 1990.[1] [2] In 1991, he was a founding member of the Asociación por el Poder Local (APOLO).[1] [2] From 2005 to 2006, he served as vice president of the Association of Private Enterprise Education, and as its president from 2006 to 2007.[1] [2] Starting in 2007, he was a board member of the Liberty Fund in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1] [2] In 2008, he joined the board of trustees of the Philadelphia Society.[1] [4] Since 2005, he sat on the Board of Advisors of AIESEC.[1] He served as secretary on the board of directors of the Mont Pelerin Society.[2] [5] In 2009, he received the Guardian of Freedom award from the Acton Institute.[2] A libertarian, he argued that the United States government should end its War on Drugs to put an end to violence in Guatemala.[6]
From 2006 to 2008, Ibarguen served as an Advisor to the Partners in Learning program of the Microsoft Corporation.[1] He served on the Boards of Directors of Samboro, Glifos, Belluno, and Algodón Superior.[1]
Ibarguen was married to Isabel Dougherty de Ibárgüen for 32 years. They have three children; Cristobal, Sebastian (married to Carolina Escobar) and Sofia, with one grandchild; Tiago [1] [2]
Ibarguen's best friends were Rafael and Chiqui Borjes. They have three children; his favorite nephew and nieces, Rafa, Anna Carlota and Andrea.
In 2009, Ibarguen was diagnosed with ALS, which led to his death on March 9, 2016, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[7] [8]